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    This Austin Riley is pretty good at this baseball thing. Another HR and 2B tonight. He's an extra base hitting machine!!

    He's had some strike out issues, but I have said for a while now that this is a kid who, had he gone to college and played at Mississippi State, would have likely been a top 10 pick after 3 years.

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    Newcomb walked 3 in 6 IP, which is still 4.5 per 9. He needs to cut down the walks, and still hasn't shown any signs of doing so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Newcomb walked 3 in 6 IP, which is still 4.5 per 9. He needs to cut down the walks, and still hasn't shown any signs of doing so.

    I know it makes no difference and his numbers still stand for themselves, but 2 of those walks came last night after he was way up in pitch count. He topped 100 pitches in 6IP. Not very efficient but he is a SO pitcher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Newcomb walked 3 in 6 IP, which is still 4.5 per 9. He needs to cut down the walks, and still hasn't shown any signs of doing so.
    Chill, dude. You act like every start you expect him to flip the switch, and when he doesn't, his star is fading even more.

    He struggles with walk at this point in his development. We know this. Give him some time.

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    If he keeps the hits down and Ks up like he has...he should do ok.
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    Eh.. some of us like to see a cup half full and others like to think someone drank their water.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesguy View Post
    I know it makes no difference and his numbers still stand for themselves, but 2 of those walks came last night after he was way up in pitch count. He topped 100 pitches in 6IP. Not very efficient but he is a SO pitcher.
    Actually I think that makes a lot of difference. If it's a matter of building up stamina to maintain control late in the game, or being wild to start the game and then settling in, that's a lot more encouraging than just being wild throughout the whole game.

    How he got his Ks also matters. If he is getting lots of swings and misses on pitches out of the zone that MLB hitters will just spit at, that's not good. If he is actually beating AA hitters in the zone routinely, that's good.

    I haven't read anything either way about his walks or his Ks, so who knows.
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